- Date
- July 8, 1969
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7884RBeech D55
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79367
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2928 69/7/8 ROCKFORD,ILL BEECH D55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1128 N7884R PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 41, 14777 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 257 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O WITH ELEVATOR/AILERON CNTL LOCK PIN INSTALLED. STRUCK FENCE,TRUCK AND WAREHOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7884R
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grtr Rockford
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